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The Civil War

IMDb 7.9 1990 • 76 min • DocumentaryWar & Politics

Director

N/A

Country

US

Plot Summary

A documentary on the American Civil War narrated by Ken Burns, covering the secession of the Confederacy to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Top Cast

David McCullough
David McCullough Narrator (voice)
Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie Harris
Julie Harris Mary Chestnut (voice)
Jason Robards
Jason Robards Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)